To begin the second year of the project, we will be working to integrate our understanding and learning about the Earth/Climate System and how it's changing into other subject areas of the curriculum.
This month we will be working with colleagues teaching math to look at data analysis strategies and numerical analysis and computation related to developing a greater understanding of the evidence behind understanding climate change.
Data pulled from Global Climate Change: Research Explorer
Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco provides easy access to the same data that researchers look at in studying global warming.: http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/primer/index.html
Guiding questions for Exploratorium data investigations:
The following files are pre and/or post-assessment data for a few select questions requiring students to analyze and interpret graphical data. (Not all results are represented. Only a representative sample or those with a substantial # of students were downloaded for this exercise.)
Math Integration: Oct 1 and 3, 2009, Challenger Learning Center
Thurs, Oct 1, 4:30-7:30 p.m., dinner will be servedSat, Oct 3, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be served
To begin the second year of the project, we will be working to integrate our understanding and learning about the Earth/Climate System and how it's changing into other subject areas of the curriculum.
This month we will be working with colleagues teaching math to look at data analysis strategies and numerical analysis and computation related to developing a greater understanding of the evidence behind understanding climate change.
Exploratorium data excerpts:
Data pulled from Global Climate Change: Research Explorer
Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco provides easy access to the same data that researchers look at in studying global warming.: http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/primer/index.html
Guiding questions for Exploratorium data investigations:
Student assessment data for 08-09:
The following files are pre and/or post-assessment data for a few select questions requiring students to analyze and interpret graphical data. (Not all results are represented. Only a representative sample or those with a substantial # of students were downloaded for this exercise.)Curriculum Links:
Climate Status Investigations: www.keystonecurriculum.orgWind power investigations: www.kidwind.org/lessons/LESSON_index.html
MLR Math standards excerpt
Teaching "Measurement" in Science: from a course taught by Lee Karp-Boss and Herman Weller
Post workshop Evaluation:
Click here to access the evaluation on Survey Monkey. Thanks!